Between Whiles

THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK, BETWEEN WHILES, BY HELEN HUNT JACKSON
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BETWEEN WHILES.
BY
HELEN JACKSON (H. H.)
AUTHOR OF "RAMONA," "A CENTURY OF DISHONOR," "VERSES," "SONNETS AND LYRICS," "GLIMPSES OF THREE COASTS," "BITS OF TRAVEL," "BITS OF TRAVEL AT HOME," "ZEPH," "MERCY PHILBRICK'S CHOICE," "HETTY'S STRANGE HISTORY," "BITS OF TALK ABOUT HOME MATTERS," "BITS OF TALK FOR YOUNG FOLKS," "NELLY'S SILVER MINE," "CAT STORIES."
1888
CONTENTS.
The Inn of the Golden Pear The Mystery of Wilhelm Rütter Little Bel's Supplement The Captain of the "Heather Bell" Dandy Steve The Prince's Little Sweetheart
BETWEEN WHILES.
THE INN OF THE GOLDEN PEAR.
I.
Who buys? Who buys? 'Tis like a market-fair; The hubbub rises deafening on the air: The children spend their honest money there; The knaves prowl out like foxes from a lair. Who buys? Who sells? Alas, and still alas! The children sell their diamond stones for glass; The knaves their worthless stones for ...